Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Penfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Penfield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Penfield
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Penfield:
- 43.130075, -77.475873
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Penfield
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Penfield is near Wayne County and also Ontario County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- eBird sighting report for Ontario County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Penfield ...
We found eight communities that share the name Penfield.
Within New York, the name Penfield is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Labette County
- This Penfield is located in Labette County and lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Penfield that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Labette County community of Penfield.
- Osage County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Penfield [Osage County].
- Michigan
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield County
- This Penfield is located in Clearfield County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Penfield that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Penfield.
- Delaware County
- This Penfield is located in Delaware County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km] to the south southeast of the Penfield that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Penfield.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Penfield ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Egypt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Fairport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Fairport is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,278 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairport <4>
- Fishers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
- Fishers is located in Ontario County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers <4>
- Forest Lawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
- Forest Lawn is located in Monroe County
- German Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for German Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
- German Village is located in Monroe County
- Glen Edith
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Edith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Edith
- Glen Edith is located in Monroe County
- Glen Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Glen Haven is located in Monroe County
- Henrietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Henrietta is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henrietta <4>
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Wayne County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lincoln Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Monroe County
- Oklahoma Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oklahoma Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma Beach
- Oklahoma Beach is located in Monroe County
- Roseland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Sea Breeze
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
- Sea Breeze is located in Monroe County
- Twelve Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twelve Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
- Twelve Corners is located in Monroe County
- Union Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Hill <4>
- Lincoln Park
How Far From Penfield to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Penfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Penfield and extending to:
- Rochester, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Penfield to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 293 miles [471.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,736 miles [9,231.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,459 miles [10,394.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,335 miles [6,976.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Penfield: www.penfield.org/
The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecounty.gov/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Penfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Penfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1301, Longitude: -77.4759 In this case, the coordinates for Penfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Penfield could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Penfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.82 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.024 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.186 degrees. |